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The Montana Community Foundation, Inc. (MCF) is awarding over $31,000 in “ReImagine What is Possible” grants to local community foundations and organizations that participated in the second installment of ReImagining Rural (RR2), a partnership with the First Interstate Bank Foundation, the Governor’s Office of Montana, the Burton K. Wheeler Center, and Montana State University Extension. This year, RR2 was offered through a virtual platform, welcoming over 200 people from communities throughout Montana. Throughout three separ...
A group of community members has put in the legwork to put on a Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Ekalaka. The lighting will take place at 6 p.m. on Friday, December 11 at the vacant triangle lot on Main Street. The tree, shown above, was sourced locally and put up over the weekend. Live holiday music will be played that evening. Hot cocoa, baked goods and goodie bags for kids will also be available. The Eagle has it on good authority that Mr. and Mrs. Claus will be...
Carter County U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director Samantha Wright reminds livestock producers who suffered grazing losses that occurred throughout 2020 due to drought to apply for the Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) by Feb. 1, 2021. LFP provides compensation to eligible livestock producers who suffered grazing losses for covered livestock due to drought on privately-owned or leased land or fire on federally-managed land....
Last Thursday the unified school board for Ekalaka Public Schools approved distance learning during the entire week of Thanksgiving. In total, the school is closed for two and a half days this week; Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday morning. School was already scheduled to be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday from Wednesday afternoon through the rest of the week. According to school officials, “the school buildings will be closed for sanitizing and to keep our students and staff as healthy as possible.” In-class ins...
Carter County Museum recently announced that a "Shifting Scenes Vol. V" is in the works. Museum staff are asking residents and "everyone who has set foot in Carter County and been a part of its history" to send in updated family history and anything pertaining to Carter County. Things considered for publication in the fifth installment of written history for the county could also include stories, photos or poems. Families and individuals who were not in previous volumes of...
J&J Guide Service owners Rich and Sue Schneider are currently finishing up their ninth season in Ekalaka with a second hunting camp in Martinsdale....
Deciding I was as well concealed as possible for the moment, I lay there thinking of the past and speculating as to my chances for a future. The area was soon swarming with curious civilians and German troops. I could hear their shouts above the exploding ammunition in the burning plane. It would be dark in a short time. My chances of escaping would be much better then. The Germans realized this too, and were combing the countryside. Next thing I knew, a trooper came crashing through the underbrush and stepped right on me....
Sagebrush Service Club was unable to host an annual holiday bazaar this year, and the club is not having their Christmas party either, but plans to sponsor the annual Christmas lighting contest for homes and businesses is a go. Homes and businesses will be judged separately. Judging will take place on Monday, December 14th at 6 p.m. “This has been a very crazy year so let’s go all out and make our little town sparkle with beautiful lights and decorations. We all need some JOY,” the club announced in a state...
The schedule for the clinic, business office and pharmacy at Dahl Memorial during the holiday season follows. Thanksgiving: Closed on Thursday, November 26 and Friday, November 27. Christmas: Closed at noon on Thursday, December 24 and all day on Friday, December 25. New Year: Open as usual on New Year’s Eve, Thursday December, 31 and closed on Friday, January 1....
While reading through Shifting Scenes Vol. IV, I discovered an article by Lawrence Johnston whose family lived at Ridgway. He was in the Air Force during World War II and relates his experience. The article is quite long and will have to be shared in two printings. I felt that this story is fitting as this is the week of Veteran’s Day. Loyd Townsend TELEGRAM Washington, D.C., October 21, 1944 John H. Johnston, Ridgway, Montana The Secretary of War desires me to express his deepest regret that your son Second Lieutenant L...
Two members of the Montana Army National Guard are currently working alongside staff at Dahl Memorial Healthcare. Private Drake and Staff Sergeant Thomson arrived in Ekalaka earlier this week. Thomson said that they are currently scheduled to assist at the hospital until November 23rd, although it could end up being longer. With coronavirus numbers high in the community, numbers are also high for staff and residents at Dahl. With several staff members missing work due to the...
Veteran's Day, which is celebrated annually on November 11, commemorates the hardworking men and women who sacrifice their time and put themselves in harm's way to defend the country's core values of freedom and opportunity. While Veteran's Day certainly is a chance to honor those who have donned the uniform during wars and military installments, it also can be a chance to recognize the unsung heroes of wartime - those who step into roles so that soldiers and strategists can...
As of Tuesday, November 3, Montana reports a cumulative total of 35,159 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 909 new cases since yesterday, 12,770 active cases, and 21,990 people considered recovered. State officials also report that 1,384 of the cases have resulted in hospitalizations, with 389 patients currently hospitalized. There have been 399 Montana deaths attributed to the disease, including 3 deaths in Carter County. Carter County reported a total of twenty-nine active...
Earlier this year, Carter County Museum called on community members to send in quilt block designs that would be used to create a community quilt. In September, Denise Elmore of Forty 5 Degrees North and Museum Director Sabre Moore quilted the top. Now, the quilt is finished and will become a part of the museum's collection. Quilter quotes "I think UNITY illustrates our museum community. Citizens of our county donating money, time and energy towards preserving our past and...
A whopping ninety-four percent of the 926 registered voters in Carter County cast ballots in the 2020 Federal General Election. That number is up substantially from a 78 percent voter turnout in 2018 and 84 percent in 2016. Precinct 3, which includes Hammond and Boyes, had the best percentage at 97.6. Even with a high voter turnout, election officials were able to have full, unofficial results prior to 10 p.m. on election night. Ballots were counted quickly as the county used...
The most exciting fourteen days in reined cow horse competition is when top contenders compete in the National Reined Cow Horse Association (NRCHA) Snaffle Bit Futurity. In 2020, that took place Oct. 10-24 in Fort Worth, Texas. At the Snaffle Bit Futurity in 2012, it was a Cinderella story when little-known Bettin Yer Smart quietly and confidently won the futurity's Hackamore competition. This red roan stallion with the big moves, stops and personality is owned by Long Pines...
Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame & Western Heritage inductee: Tooke Bucking Horses (established 1943) District of induction: 3 On a ranch thirteen miles west of Ekalaka, Montana, roam nearly sixty head of horses that are direct descendants of a rodeo dynasty bloodline. These horses are the result of Chandler "Feek" Tooke's desire to create a new bloodline of horses, bred specifically to buck. They are the Tooke Bucking Horses. Earl and Bessie Tooke raised six sons named Frank,...
Shirley Moseley of Camp Crook, began embroidering scenes of the Native American culture nearly forty years ago in her free time, which at the time wasn't very much since she had four daughters that kept her busy as well as living and working on their ranch with her husband, Max. Moseley designed the quilt after reflecting on the Native American culture and wanted to depict the proud and noble culture of the Indian way. Moseley's girls said she has always had an affinity for...
Carter County Sheriff Neil Kittelmann, with the approval of the Carter County Commission, announced on Monday, October 19 that the 2020 burn ban has been lifted. Residents of Carter County must call in to the sheriff’s office at (406) 775-8743 with any planned burns and are reminded to use extreme caution while burning....
Don’t wait any longer to get your ballot in the mail, local Election Administrator Pamela Castleberry is recommending. At the very least, mail your ballot at least two weeks before Election Day, to ensure it has plenty of time to arrive. Mail ballots need to arrive by 8 p.m. on Tuesday, November 3 to be counted. Guidance from the U.S. Postal Service gives voters more time to return their ballot. The Postal Service advises voters to mail their ballot at least a week before Election Day. Castleberry, though, encourage voters t...
A fire that started on Monday approximately sixteen miles south of Ekalaka on Highway 323 burned 3,177 acres. The fire was aided by high winds and jumped the highway, making it to Box Elder Creek. Four different producers had land burned. The fire was about six miles long and one mile wide. Units from Carter County Rural Fire, Ekalaka Volunteer Fire Department, BLM, Baker, Plevna, Harding County, the forest service and Alzada Fire Department were on scene. DNRC also sent two...
This week the Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame & Western Heritage Center (MCHF & WHC) announced the 13th class of inductions into the Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame. The inductees were chosen from a field of candidates nominated by the general public. Inductees are honored for their notable contributions to the history and culture of Montana. “The Hall of Fame exists to honor those who have made an impact in their part of the state and represent Montana’s authentic heritage for future generations,” said Bill Galt, MCHF & WHC Presi...
The photo to the left was taken by Joe Peters at the old Hockett Basin school site on Powder River. The teamster is Gene Brown, a local rancher who was headed to the precinct to vote when he lost one of the horses on his team. Brown must have thought that casting his vote was important enough to go to the bother of hitching up his milk cow to get him there. One can only wonder what the horse was thinking. According to Ingrid Brown of Powderville, the picture was taken around...
Due to COVID-19 concerns, Ekalaka Public Schools has canceled the developmental screening for children aged 0-5 years that was scheduled for Tuesday, October 20. The screening has been rescheduled for April 6, 2021. For more information, call the school at 406-630-1523....
